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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to…

PARIS (Reuters) — UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates on Saturday took control of military and police…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen’s remote Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday as an…

Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Kabbaj on Monday handed a report to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly regarding the establishment of…

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Saturday launched a virtual tour of the Tomb of Wahti in Saqqara on…

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture hosted a workshop and meeting, from February 2-6, titled “Arts of Arabic Calligraphy: Skills, Knowledge…

Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani discussed listing the Wadi al-Natrun monasteries as part of the UNESCO World Heritage…

In a riot of color, acrobatics and drum beats, Morocco’s gnawa artists joyously celebrated the inclusion of their ancient art-form…

Restoration work at Djoser pyramid in the Saqqara archaeological site has been completed and will be opened within the next…